News from April 8. Detroit elected not to sign Lorenzo Brown for the rest of the season after he finish his 2nd 10-day contract. Brandon Knight (Pho) underwent surgery for a sports hernia. Charlotte activated Nicolas Batum and placed Jeremy Lamb (strained toe) on IL. Denver placed Darrell Arthur (personal reasons) on IL. Boston activated Evan Turner and placed James Young on IL. Indiana activated Ty Lawson and placed Shayne Whittington on IL. Orlando activated Shabazz Napier and placed Aaron Gordon (concussion) on IL. San Antonio activated Boban Marjanovic and placed Manu Ginobili (rest) on IL. Toronto activated James Johnson and Bruno Caboclo and placed DeMarre Carroll (rest) and DeMar DeRozan (rest) on IL. Utah activated Alec Burks and placed Tibor Pleiss on IL. Washington activated Alan Anderson and placed Drew Gooden on IL. Dal 103, Mem 93 at Dal Justin Anderson (Dal) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points. Raymond Felton (Dal) had 11 points including 3-2 FG, 6 rebounds, and 14 assists. Tony Allen (Mem) had 25 points, 7 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Matt Barnes (Mem) had 11 points including 3-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Deron Williams (Dal, left abdominal strain) and Jordan Adams (Mem, right knee surgery) did not play. Den 102, SA 98 at Den Jusuf Nurkic (Den) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 8 points including 3-9 FG and 15 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 7 rebounds. David West (SA) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Kenneth Faried (Den, rest), LaMacus Aldridge (SA, rest), Danny Green (SA, rest), Kawhi Leonard (SA, rest), Kawhi Leonard (SA, rest), and Tony Parker (SA, rest) did not play. LAC 102, Uta 99 OT at Uta Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 30 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 8-10 FT and the game winning 3-pointer with .2 seconds left and 5 rebounds. Cole Aldrich (LAC) had 21 points including 10-15 FG, 18 rebounds, and 5 steals. Paul Pierce (LAC) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Gordon hayward (Uta) had 24 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Blake Griffin (LAC, rest), DeAndre Jordan (LAC, rest), Chris Paul (LAC, rest), and J.J. Redick (LAC, rest) did not play. NO 110, LAL 102 at NO Dante Cunningham (NO) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Alexis Ajinca (NO) had 28 points including 12-17 FG and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Toney Douglas (NO) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 26 points including 10-15 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 32 points on 9-16 FG and 11-13 FT. NO shot 53.2% (42-79) FG and LAL shot 42% (34-81) FG. Ryan Anderson (NO, sports hernia), Norris Cole (NO, lower back), Alonzo Gee (NO, right quad), and Jrue Holiday (NO, right orbital wall fracture) did not play. Det 112, Was 99 at Det Reggie Jackson (Det) had 39 points including 14-20 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tobias Harris (Det) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Det) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Markieff Morris (Was) had 29 points and 7 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Bos 124, Mil 109 at Bos Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 20 points including 7-9 FG. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 16 points including 5-5 FG and 7 rebounds. Tyler Zeller (Bos) had 26 points including 9-15 FG and 4 blocks. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 27 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jerryd Bayless (Mil, hyperextended right knee) and Khris Middleton (Mil, strained left thigh) did not play. Tor 111, Ind 98 at Tor Norman Powell (Tor) had 27 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 14-19 FT and 6 rebounds. Cory Joseph (Tor) had 18 points including 6-6 FG and 9 assists. Delon Wright (Tor) had 19 points. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 17 points. Solomon Hill (Ind) had 16 points. Kyle Lowry (Tor, rest) and Luis Scola (Tor, rest) did not play. NY 109, Phi 102 at Phi Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 20 points. Robin Lopez (NY) had 24 points including 6-12 FT, 15 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jerian Grant (NY) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Robert Covington (Phi) had 30 points including 7-13 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Ish Smith (Phi) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. NY shot 47.3% (43-91) FG and Phi shot 35.2% (32-91) FG. Kristaps Porzingis (NY, sore right shoulder), Isaiah Canaan (Phi, left shoulder injury), Richaun Holmes (Phi, strained right Achilles), and Carl Landry (Phi, sore lower back) did not play. Orl 112, Mia 109 at Orl Evan Fournier (Orl) had 28 points including 12-15 FT, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 29 points including 12-20 FG and 6 rebounds. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 16 points and 10 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 17 points and 5 assists. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 15 points, 8 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 assists. Cha 113, Bro 99 at Cha Kemba Walker (Cha) had 22 points including 4-11 3-pointers. Troy Daniels (Cha) had 17 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Wayne Ellington (Bro) had 21 points including 5-7 3-pointers. 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